As IMDb states, "The Land" tells the story of A small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner.
Not only are the performances authentic, and shockingly realistic, but the filmmaker, Youssef Chahine was able to take a very simplistic story on his root, and turn it into an immensely complex and nuanced social drama.
This is possibly the best film ever made in Africa, if you choose to give that film 2h10 of your time, you will never regret it.
This is possibly the best film ever made in Africa, if you choose to give that film 2h10 of your time, you will never regret it.